Display cabinet



June 2, 1925.

R. A. SARGENT DISPLAY CABINET 2 sheets-shea 1 Filed June 16, 1923 R. A.SARGENT DISPLAY CABINET 4June 2, 1925. 1,540,361

Patented June 2, 1925,

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ROBERT A. SARGENT, MONTPELIER, OHIO, ASSGNDR TQ TH COMPANY, FMONTPELIER, 13H10, CORIPOR-TION OF Td Vf. C. KELLER AND NE'W JERSEY.

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Application filed June .1.6, 1923. Serial No. 645,805.

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lle it known that l, Renner A. SARGENT, a citizen of the United States,residing at ll/lontpelier, in the county of Williams and State of Ohio,have invented new and useful Improvements in Display Cabinets, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present inventionv relates to display cabinets, and the object ofthe present invention is, generally, to provide a cabinet improved invarious respects hereinafter appearing; and, more particularly, to'provide a display cabinet having various display members, any one ofwhich may be applied as desired to the rest of the cabinet structure;and further, to provide improved display members for such a cabinet; andfur--y ther, to provide improved means for removably securing suchmembers to said structure; and further, to provide various other andmore specific improved means and features in such a cabinet.

This and any other objects hereinafter appearing are attained by, andthe invention finds preferable embodiment in, the cabinet structure orstructures hereinafter particularly described in the body of thisspeciiication and illustrated by the accompanying d 'awings, in whichFigure l is a horizontal sectional view of a display cabinet, taken online 1--1 of Fi gureB;

Figure. 2 is a like view of one section or unit thereof, but showing theclosure member in its closed position;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view thereof, taken on line 3 3 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view of the lower portion of theclosure member and one form of display member carried thereby;

Figure 5 is a like view of the upper portion thereof; i

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional View of the upper part of said closuremember and another form of display member;

Figure 7 is a like view of the same, the glass plate being omitted inthis view;

Figure 8 is an inner side view of an upper and side portion of theclosure member and another form of display member, cerclosure membershown in horizontal section taken on line 11 of Figure 3, anda top planview of one of its supporting arms; and

Figure 12 is a view of a display cabinet sectioned similarly to Figure 1but showing the closure member swingably mounted in the usual manner. l

In the embodiment of the invention chosen for illustration by Figures 1,2, 3 and 11 of the drawings and for detailed description thereof in thebody of this specification, a cabinet unit is shown, "s-djacent` unitsappearing in Figure 1 on either side thereof` This cabinet has the top1, bottom 2, sides 3 and back el. of any usual construction, and a dooropening 5 in front. A closure member 6 for the door opening 5 isswingably mounted at 7 intermediate its sides on the outer ends of thearms 8 carried by and extending laterally from the .closure-supportingelement 9 hinged at 10 on the cabinet adjacent one side of its dooropening. It will be seen that this closure member 6 may be swung to theposition seen in Figure 2 wherein it closes the door opening; and may beswung to various open positions seen in Figure l, the position shown indotted lines at the right hand side of said view completely opening thedoor opening 5 and disclosing the goods kept or stored in the cabinet.This closure member 6 has an opening 11 therethrough and is adapted toremovably carry any one of several diiferent forms of display members,some of which forms are shown in the drawings. To this end, therectangular rframe (surrounding the opening 11) ot` this closure memberis provided adjacent its upper yand lower ends with attaching means,such means in the construction illustrated'being recesses 12 and 13extending toward theI side edges of said frame. The display members areprovided adjacent their upper ends with attaching means, such means inthe o and in Figures 8,

member has a support portion 2l whose fab ' construction shown being theportions or upward extensions 14.

In applying a display member to the closure member, it is movedupwardly, thus inserting its portion llt into the recess 12, and thenits lower end is pushed toward the closure member and rests at l5 on thesame; preferably however and with certain forms of the display member,the lower portion or extension 16 thereof is seated in the recess i3 oitthe closure member'` the upper portion or extension -l stiil remainingheld in the upper recess ln such assembling and in correspondingdisassembling movements the display and closure members are movedrelatively to each other in a substantially vertical direction.

Some oit the dil'lilerent forms ot display members which may be carriedby the closure member' and remov bly secured thereto as described areshown in the drawings: lP igures eland 5 illustrate a simple term,consisting essentially of vertically held panel or plate i7; in Figures6 and Y, the display member is a box or container comprising arectangular trame i8 yand a ren'iosible back or panel. iSv-nd having anopen nt 20; 9 and l0, the display upward project-ion le engages in therecess l2, and a display portion, a panel or plate 22 hinged at L3 tothe support portion 2l and adapted to swing outwardly 'through theopening 5 in the closure member.

Catches or bolt-s may be mounted on the support portion 2l slidablyinto` and out ot a lreeper in the closure member tol support or securelyattach said support portion to theclosnre member; and other catches 26may be turnably mounted at 27 on the closure member, so that they may beturned into and out oit holding engagement with the display member.

ln Figure ll, is particularly shown means tor yicldingly hoiding theclosure member G and the arm 8 in s 7ung-together position, such meanscomprising a catch 28 carried by said arm and having a spherical headyieldingly engaging in a spring socket 29 in the closure member when thearm and closure member are swung together. By this means fthe closure isheld against accidental opening at its side adjacent theclosure-supporting element 9.

A drawer 30 slidable to open and closed positions in the cabinet is solocated relatively to the closure-supporting elementi), that when thetrawer is partially open or `drawn out as seen in dotted lines in Figureil, the.l closing movement of the closure member causes Ethe curvedVsurtace 3 1 ot said element to Contact the front of the drawer and pushit to closed position shown in solid lines in said view.

It. will be understood that samples ot the goods contained within thecabinet are to be displayed on the display member (ot whatever torni) soas to vbe seen through the closures opening l1, which opening may havethe removable glass pane 232.

lt is evident that any one of the various forms ot display members maybe mounted on a closure member 6- which is swingably carried by thecabinet in the usual manner, as by the hinges 33, as shown in Figure l2.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not tobe limited to or by details ot construction oit 'the particularembodiment thereof illustrated by the drawings or hereinbetore shown ordescribed l claim:

l. i cabinet having a door opening; a closure member for the dooropening, swingably carried by the cabinet, and having van Vopeningtherethrough; ,a display member removably carried by the closure memberand comprising a `support portion detachably carried by the closuremember and a display portion hingedly mounted on the support portion andadapted to be swung through .the closure membcrs opening.

2. A cabinet having a door opening; a lclosure member for the dooropening, swingably carried by the cabinet, and having'an openingtherethrough; a display member removably carried by the closure memberand comprising a 'support portion detachably carried by the closuremember and a display portion hingedly mounted on the support portion andadapted to be swung through the closure members opening; catches mountedon said support portion slidably into and out ot supporting engagementwith the closure member. y

3. ne cabinet having a door opening and a slidably supported drawer; aclosure-supporting element hingedly mounted .on the cabinet adjacent onesideV ot 'the door opening and having laterally extending arms; aclosure member 'for the door opening swingably mounted intermediate itssides on said arms, the closure-supporting velement and the drawer beingso interrelatively positioned 'th at said element in its closingmovement slidably contacts the front ot the drawer in its open positionand pushes rit toward its closed position.

In testimony whereotl I have hereunto vset my hand at Montpelier, Ohio,this 24th day ot May, 1923. VROBERT A. SARGENT.

